In a separate report, public health institute Fiocruz said the trend was putting additional pressure on Brazil’s health system because younger patients tend to spend longer in intensive care.
Brazil is currently the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, with daily deaths last week surpassing 4,000.
The outbreak is pushing hospitals to breaking point with many patients dying before an ICU bed becomes available.
More than 350,000 people have been killed by the coronavirus in Brazil, the world’s second-highest death toll behind only the United States.
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